Commission to hear public on sportfishing rule proposals at meeting in Spokane Dec. 13

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will take public comments on
1998-99 sportfishing regulation change proposals at its meeting in Spokane Dec.13.

The meeting will be in the Tamarack Room at the Doubletree Inn, at Sullivan
Road and Interstate 90 in the Spokane Valley, and runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:50 p.m.
Sportfishing proposals will be reviewed sometime after 1 p.m. on the meeting agenda,
with public comment scheduled both in the morning and afternoon.

No decisions on sportfishing rules will be made by the commission until late
January. Changes will be effective May 1, 1998.

The commission is a nine-member, governor-appointed board that oversees the
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and meets several times a year
at various locations across the state.

At the Spokane meeting, the commission also will consider adoption of: